DAILY DIGEST

Ranches faces hall eviction Southwest Ranches, which leases its town hall, could be evicted. South Broward Drainage District officials are angry that Ranches is lobbying state legislators to reject a bill allowing the district to base its taxing system on property value instead of the current $21 per acre. 3B

ONLINE

Dolphin needs

Find special coverage of this weekend's NFL Draft. Click on an interactive chart of Dolphins' needs by position.

BUSINESS

Housing expert looks into his crystal ball

David Lereah, of the National Association of Realtors, predicted the South Florida housing market will remain in a cool-down mode this year before gaining momentum in 2007. "They're [analysts and media] telling us we're in a bubble and that we're going to come crashing down," he said. "There is nothing that could be further from the truth." 1D

FLORIDA

Tax break on storm supplies

Hurricane season just got a little cheaper. Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law a 12-day tax break, from May 21 to June 1, on supplies from flashlights

to generators. 2B

NATION

Congress offering gas measures

The recent spike in fuel prices has Congress abuzz. Republicans are proposing a $100 taxpayer rebate while Democrats are calling for oil companies to pay more in royalties in order to drill. Both sides also blamed each other for the situation, which has seen gasoline price soar to more than $3 a gallon. 3A

NOTE TO READERS

Today's movie listings in Showtime, a pre-printed section, had incorrect information in the Muvico theater entries. You can find the corrected listings on Page 2A.

Shaquille O'Neal had one of his worst playoff games, finishing with eight points, and the Chicago Bulls took advantage, beating the Miami Heat 109-90 on Thursday night. The Bulls pulled within 2-1 in this first-round series and host Game 4 on Sunday. 1C

They're kings of sailfishing

A team of Broward and Palm Beach men had virtually no experience fishing Key West waters when they entered last weekend's World Sailfish Championship. That didn't stop them from taking the $100,000 first prize. 10C

PEOPLE

Snoop Dogg in airport scuffle

Rapper Snoop Dogg was released on bail Thursday after a fracas at London's Heathrow Airport that injured seven police officers, his lawyers said. The rapper was not charged with any offense. 4A

Shakira wins six awards Pop songstress Shakira won six times and reggaeton's Daddy Yankee took home three honors at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. 4A

WORLD

Opportunity knocks in Cuba

Cuban ornithologists are searching for the long-lost ivory-billed woodpecker in areas of the island that have been off-limits since Fidel Castro seized power here almost 50 years ago. Finding the bird would be a feather in the cap for Cuban environmentalists. "I believe the bird is here," said Arturo Kirkconnell, one of the island's top researchers. 12A

The Help Team Gas Watch

Help Team - Gas Watch Average price per gallon for regular gasoline, according to www.miamigasprices.com:

Broward Palm Florida U. S.

Thursday $2.94 $2.99 $2.96 $2.92

For more up-to-date gas prices in your neighborhood, visit www.Sun-Sentinel.com/helptea